Word has just boon received of the death of Mra, Toho 8. Hykes Chengchow, Honan, where dhe was living with her son Mr. Edgar BR. Hykes, "This will come as. shock to a large number of friends, lis Mrs, Hykes, as well as ber Into imsband, were well known in Shanghai." She and her husband will fong be remembered for their open-handed hospitality, and the generous help quietly " given to! umbers of needy men and women in this country. Mrs, Hykes had een in failing health for a, few months, and latterly was confined to her room. Tt. was her intention to. proceed to the United States this month: but owing to ber illness the passages had to be can celled. She leaves four sons -.to mourn her loss. very interesting afternoon and i¢ is only to be regretted that space was inadequate to permit a larger number of visitors to hear the well rendered choruses and to s2° the excellent drill, Not even parents or all the girls themselves fan be' present on stich occasions, which seems distressing when tone realizes the natural desire of children to have. their parunta and playmates with them honours are conferred, Miss E.H, Mayhew, the headmistress, presided and introduced Mrs, E. M. Gull, who presented the prizes, saying in fatroduotion, "T will not. preach sermon, but will only remind you school-girls that many of us Sider people spend a great deal of our tung in wishing thay we had not missed so many oppor tunities in the days of our youtty Fine opportunities in many directions will be coming to you now. Try not to miss them... Tan
personal enjoyment or for money-not talking of opportunities for aking. 'T. speak rather of oDportunities for being good citizens and for being of real use in your generation, for taking a hand in the great game of life.
"You have all the advantage of being educated in a school where honour and high ideals are held to be of great importance. Don'? forget that when you are away from school; apply your high ideals and remember that each tone of you is just as responsible for the well-being and good behaviour of the place you live the Consul-General, "the Fudge or your own heait-mistress. Remember that you girls are beginning where we, leave off in, the general scheme of life and that you will hava greater freedom to play your part than most of us have had. Guided by singularly broad-minded and human hhoad-mistress, the excellent edu. cation you are receiving in this school should prepare you to use your own judgment, to have tho} Tourage of your own convictions Decause you take an tintelligent} interest in things going on nround you
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